Massachusetts and Rhode Island have selected 2,878 MW of offshore wind capacity from three projects developed by Ocean Winds, Avangrid Inc (NYSE:AGR), and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The selection was part of the first coordinated multi-state offshore wind procurement in the US involving Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Massachusetts selected a 1,087-MW portion of the 1,287-MW SouthCoast Wind project, 100% of the 791-MW New England Wind 1 project, and up to 800 MW of Vineyard Wind 2 project. Rhode Island will also receive the remaining 200 MW from Southcoast Wind. The selected developers will begin contract negotiations with the relevant utilities.

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